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Social contribution activities

Disaster relief

Disaster Relief

Disaster relief

Many of Komatsu's products (especially construction equipment) are vital for recovery and reconstruction in the wake of a natural disaster.

In the event of an emergency, we promptly grasp the local situation and support disaster recovery in a substantial way, such as providing equipment needed by the disaster area. As part of these efforts, we have initiated support activities using drones as well as construction machines. The latest activities are as follows:

Relief aid to earthquake damages in Turkey and Syria

In February 2023, the Turkey-Syria earthquake, centered in southeastern Turkey, struck, caused extensive damage in both countries.

Komatsu has lent construction equipment needed for relief efforts to the affected areas free of charge and dispatched operators and service mechanics to assist the relief efforts, which should amount to JPY 20 million equivalent, in cooperation with its local distributor Marubeni Dağıtım ve Servis A.Ş. (hereinafter “MDS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation. Komatsu also donated JPY 10 million through the Japanese Red Cross Society (total support of 30 million yen).

Since establishing an office in Turkey in 1975, Komatsu has been engaging its locally-anchored business in Turkey, a major market in the Middle East region. Komatsu will continue to provide material assistance to help the affected areas recover as quickly as possible while monitoring the conditions with MDS.

Support for reconstruction in areas affected by natural disasters in Japan

Cooperation with pro bono workers*

  • Pro bono: Initiatives and organizations to apply specialized job experiences and knowledge in volunteer activities.
Supporting Areas Stricken by Typhoon No. 19 in 2019: Donating a used PC30MR to OPENJAPAN

In Japan, Komatsu has mainly assisted in areas affected by earthquakes. For wind and flood damage, which have increased in recent years, the damage is concentrated in limited areas or villages in many cases, and thus, we could not provide assistance in a more detailed manner in some cases.

Komatsu is providing the following support, including the provision of equipment and supplies.

 

Support for OPENJAPAN, a construction skill NPO providing grassroots support in affected areas

OPENJAPAN (head office: Miyagi prefecture) is a group of volunteers who have expertise in construction and civil engineering. They quickly rush to affected areas around Japan to clean up affected houses as well as conduct recovery and reconstruction work. Though many of the volunteers possess a great deal of skill to operate construction vehicles, recovery from disasters also requires the relevant expertise. Through daily training, they aim to carry out safe and effective recovery and reconstruction operations.
In response to a request from the Marumori-machi government in Miyagi prefecture, which suffered extensive damage, and after hearing from the people on-site about their needs, Komatsu donated a used PC30MR mini shovel, as well as money for the rental of heavy equipment, fuel, and materials (e.g. blue tarps and crane tools) that were necessary for the OPENJAPAN activities in Marumori-machi so that they can be used for not only the reconstruction support activities in Marumori-machi, but also future training.

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